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Met police are erasing the third victim of the Golders Green stabbing

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tulippetals · 02/05/2026 09:54

https://x.com/metpoliceuk/status/2050114417405132857?s=46

I am actually horrified. A third, Muslim, man was stabbed in the attack but he isn’t being mentioned anywhere. How is this allowed?!

Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) on X

A man will appear in court today charged following a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into two men stabbed in #GoldersGreen: https://t.co/BgK04EQmyX

https://x.com/metpoliceuk/status/2050114417405132857?s=46

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Error404FucksNotFound · 02/05/2026 11:02

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Well yes. Yes they did.
Because he travelled 30-45 minutes from his home to Golders green to randomly stab them for no reason, not stabbing anyone else on the way.

Yup. Sure was random, that trip.

justanotherpassword · 02/05/2026 11:02

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 02/05/2026 10:02

What is the narrative? That Jewish people have been subject to racially aggravated attacks in this country at a far higher scale per head of population than any other group? Do you think these are all ' false flag' operations?

Not accurate.

Met police are erasing the third victim of the Golders Green stabbing
Helpboat · 02/05/2026 11:02

EricTheHalfASleeve · 02/05/2026 11:01

It's interesting to see that the first attack on a Muslim was a 'personal dispute' - but what is reported is that the attacker left his home, travelled to the home of someone he knew and attacked them when they opened the front door. I'm interested to hear more detail about why that is being treated as a 'personal dispute' and not a racist attack.

The Met police tweet pinned by the OP ignoring the attempted murder of the Muslim victim is disgraceful and racist.

I would also question if the actions of a man who very recently left a secure psychiatric unit really tell us much about prejudice in the UK. Sadly it shows that psychiatric risk assessments and management are inadequate. It'll be very interesting to see if he is deemed to have full responsibility for his actions - may be a case of reduced responsibility on mental capacity grounds. It'll all come out in court.

(edited as news reports show the attacker did know his victim)

Edited

You won’t hear anything about that imo

GentleSheep · 02/05/2026 11:02

He could attack someone for a personal reason and then go an perform his horrific anti-Semitic attack elsewhere. The first attack doesn't cancel out the second. He clearly went to Golders Green and was intent on attacking Jews (as shown in the video where he passed someone not Jewish).

Please don't diminish this into a 'well he was just mentally unwell and would have stabbed anyone indiscriminantly'.

@Helpboat 'two victims happened to be Jewish.' Seriously?! So he just happened to travelled to a predominantly Jewish area by chance? Not buying that.

Whysnothingsimple · 02/05/2026 11:03

Helpboat · 02/05/2026 10:59

Your convoluted response proves my point perfectly.

What point are you actually making though? What is your actual argument? All I’m seeing in your posts is empty sound bites.

RosieSpring · 02/05/2026 11:03

tulippetals · 02/05/2026 10:06

So let’s get this straight.

Man stabs three people.

Only two victims matter.

Got it.

What are you talking about? The post you linked talks about the third victim in multiple paragraphs.

*Suleiman was also charged with attempted murder in relation to a separate incident on the same date in Great Dover Street. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 1 May...
As part of this investigation, detectives were also made aware of an incident that was reported to police earlier on Wednesday 29 April in south east London. It is believed the suspect in this incident was the same individual arrested in Golders Green...

Police were called at approximately 08:50hrs on 29 April to an incident at an address in Great Dover Street, SE1. The suspect, who is reported to have been armed with a knife, is believed to have had an altercation with the occupant before leaving. The occupant received minor injuries and police arrived within around six minutes of being called. Officers carried out searches in the local area for the suspect, but he was not located. Officers also carried out enquiries to locate the man at an address connected to the suspect, but again, he was not located.*

Helpboat · 02/05/2026 11:03

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MandyMotherOfBrian · 02/05/2026 11:03

tulippetals · 02/05/2026 10:00

He was mentally unwell. It’s actually vile that people are trying to erase the third victim because it doesn’t fit the narrative.

No one is trying to erase anyone. All of the newspaper reports, and the BBC report, that come up immediately upon googling, mention the victim in South London.
The Met Police Tweet, you've quoted, states a man has been charged after a Counter Terrorism policing investigation over the Barnet incident.
The incident involving the Muslim man was not part of that Counter Terrorism investigation and was not in Barnet, so why would they include it in that statement?
As for narratives though, very clear to see what yours is.

Tryanalogue · 02/05/2026 11:05

Radio 4 News reported the three victims many times.

You are full of magic.

Vintique · 02/05/2026 11:05

@Helpboat “He’s gone on a stabbing spree and two victims happened to be Jewish”. So you think this was not a racially motivated attack at all? where have you got this version of events from? That’s completely different to what the police and counter terror think happened. How do you know better?

or is it that you are hoping to influence people to believe it?

Whysnothingsimple · 02/05/2026 11:06

Helpboat · 02/05/2026 11:02

You won’t hear anything about that imo

Oh for heavens sake, just read the publicly available information - he had known the first victim for 20 years
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r2lr434wlo

Hoardasurass · 02/05/2026 11:06

essentialwaitrosesmokedham · 02/05/2026 10:30

It's deliberate so they can attribute it as a racist attack when in fact it's just a random psycho

If it was "just a random psycho" why didn't he stabbed anyone on his way to the Jewish area whereby he stabbed his Jewish victims? Also why did he travel to a Jewish area as a "random psycho" would be randomly attacking people instead of specifically travelling to an area where he could be guaranteed to find a specific type of victim?

Error404FucksNotFound · 02/05/2026 11:06

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No im not.

Helpboat · 02/05/2026 11:07

Vintique · 02/05/2026 11:05

@Helpboat “He’s gone on a stabbing spree and two victims happened to be Jewish”. So you think this was not a racially motivated attack at all? where have you got this version of events from? That’s completely different to what the police and counter terror think happened. How do you know better?

or is it that you are hoping to influence people to believe it?

Trust me you don’t need me to influence anyone. In time where our public services are decimated the disproportionate response to this random stabbing is not going down well with the general public is all I am saying.

HoldingTheDoor · 02/05/2026 11:07

justanotherpassword · 02/05/2026 11:02

Not accurate.

How does that disprove it? I’m not saying that it’s true(It might or not be true) but the Muslim population in the UK is far larger than the Jewish population.

MandyMotherOfBrian · 02/05/2026 11:07

EricTheHalfASleeve · 02/05/2026 11:01

It's interesting to see that the first attack on a Muslim was a 'personal dispute' - but what is reported is that the attacker left his home, travelled to the home of someone he knew and attacked them when they opened the front door. I'm interested to hear more detail about why that is being treated as a 'personal dispute' and not a racist attack.

The Met police tweet pinned by the OP ignoring the attempted murder of the Muslim victim is disgraceful and racist.

I would also question if the actions of a man who very recently left a secure psychiatric unit really tell us much about prejudice in the UK. Sadly it shows that psychiatric risk assessments and management are inadequate. It'll be very interesting to see if he is deemed to have full responsibility for his actions - may be a case of reduced responsibility on mental capacity grounds. It'll all come out in court.

(edited as news reports show the attacker did know his victim)

Edited

From the BBC report:

It is also alleged Suleiman attempted to murder Ishmail Hussein in a knife attack at Hussein's flat in Southwark, south London, earlier on the same day. Hussein had known Suleiman for around 20 years

So interested, but not interested enough to spend a nano second googling. Gotcha.

Lavenderflower · 02/05/2026 11:10

It’s sad for all involved. If it is related to mental health there will probably be a case review.

bigfacthunter · 02/05/2026 11:10

Helpboat · 02/05/2026 10:50

or it’s a mentally unwell person who’s gone on a stabbing spree and two of the victims happen to be Jewish? The knee jerk reactions and disproportionate response yet again is doing no favours to anyone.

There is absolutely no doubt that this person was mentally unwell but the act of violence by a mentally ill person is very often the sharp end of a wider societal bigotry just as violence against women in the home and on the streets is the sharp end of a wider societal misogyny.

At the end of the day is it going to make a big difference to a Jewish person whether their family member was taken from them by someone with mental health issues or someone without mental health issues?

if you’re actually here to deny that it was a completely random fluke that he strangers he attacked were Jewish then I can’t even…😶

HoldingTheDoor · 02/05/2026 11:10

EricTheHalfASleeve · 02/05/2026 11:01

It's interesting to see that the first attack on a Muslim was a 'personal dispute' - but what is reported is that the attacker left his home, travelled to the home of someone he knew and attacked them when they opened the front door. I'm interested to hear more detail about why that is being treated as a 'personal dispute' and not a racist attack.

The Met police tweet pinned by the OP ignoring the attempted murder of the Muslim victim is disgraceful and racist.

I would also question if the actions of a man who very recently left a secure psychiatric unit really tell us much about prejudice in the UK. Sadly it shows that psychiatric risk assessments and management are inadequate. It'll be very interesting to see if he is deemed to have full responsibility for his actions - may be a case of reduced responsibility on mental capacity grounds. It'll all come out in court.

(edited as news reports show the attacker did know his victim)

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Why would it be a racist attack? I mean it could be theoretically but on what basis? They have known each other for two decades and are most likely of the same religion. It’s much more likely to be personal.

AmberSpy · 02/05/2026 11:10

Helpboat · 02/05/2026 11:07

Trust me you don’t need me to influence anyone. In time where our public services are decimated the disproportionate response to this random stabbing is not going down well with the general public is all I am saying.

As a member of the general public, I'm more than happy for public resources to be used if it makes my Jewish friends and neighbours safer and more secure. I don't want to live in a country where anyone of any minority has to fear for their lives when they step outside or go to worship.

This thread has been really enlightening for me - I was well aware that antisemitism has been an increasing problem already, but it's been eye-opening to see it being spouted so openly on this forum. I'll be thinking more carefully about actions I can take to support British Jews as a result of some of the bile that I've read here.

Vintique · 02/05/2026 11:11

Helpboat · 02/05/2026 11:07

Trust me you don’t need me to influence anyone. In time where our public services are decimated the disproportionate response to this random stabbing is not going down well with the general public is all I am saying.

OK I think that shoehorning in of ‘ public services being decimated ‘ indicates that you are interested in using this to whip people up. Completely irrelevant - suggests you are here with an agenda.

Hoardasurass · 02/05/2026 11:12

Lavenderflower · 02/05/2026 10:32

I think some of the comments are absolutely disgusting. At the end of the day three men have died - one person is not more important than the other. A person’s death should never be minimised.

Nobody has died.
He was charged with 3 counts of ATTEMPTED murder, 2 counts of racially motivated attacks and carrying a bladed weapon.
Please actually read the reports before spreading more misinformation

Dollymylove · 02/05/2026 11:12

It has been reported on several platforms

Ncisdouble · 02/05/2026 11:12

Fucking hell, some of you need to read at least basic overview on some news pages before you try to join in.
I hope this thread stays tbh.

BackToLurk · 02/05/2026 11:12

justanotherpassword · 02/05/2026 11:02

Not accurate.

You might want to investigate the meaning of ‘per capita’.

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